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1. werren v.(2)

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(a) To grow worse; make (sth.) lesser or worse; (b) to best (sth.), overcome. …

2. werrelī adj.

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(a) Of or pertaining to war, military, martial (b) skilled in warfare, warlike; (c) suited for warfare; also used iron. [1st quot.]; of the porcupine: ?fig. equipped for war; ?bellicose; (d) as adv.:……

3. werrelē̆s adj.

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Free from war. …

4. wer-geld n.

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Law A sum of money established as the value of a free man, determined according to social rank and paid as compensation for the murder or injury of such a man. …

5. wer-geld-thẹ̄f n.

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Law A thief whose guilt might be absolved through payment of his wergild; also, the payment of compensation for a theft; ?also, the right to receive such payments [quot. a1315 & perh. others]. …

6. wẹ̄rī̆en v.

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(a) To tire physically, be or become fatigued; also in fig. context (b) to be or become dispirited, lose heart; also, falter; (c) to be or become impatient; get sick and tired (of sth.); cease (to do……

7. wer n.(1)

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(a) The masculine member of a pair in sexually differentiated species, a biological male; a man in contrast to a woman; wer and wif; wer and wif and wenchel, every man, woman, and child, everybody……

8. hāking n.

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?A fishnet, fishtrap, fishweir [see Smith PNElem. 1.222]. …

9. werrī adj.

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Strife-ridden, characterized by violence. …

10. wer adv. comparative

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(a) More unfortunately, in less happy circumstances, worse; faren (the) wer (b) more severely, more painfully, worse; wer and wer, ?more and more rigorously; (c) less effectively, less well; werken……

11. werment n.

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?A company of soldiers. …

12. wer n.(2)

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= wer-geld n. …

13. wer-wǒlf n.

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A human being supernaturally transformed into a wolf, a lycanthrope; also, a man-eating wolf [quot. c1410]; also fig. [quots. ?a1450 & last]. …

14. wẹ̄̆rtẹ̄ n.

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= werousnes n. …

15. wē̆r(e n.(1)

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(a) An obstruction or a barrier placed across a stream, a sluice, dam, weir; a salmon leap [quot. ?a1475]; also, a pond, pool, or other body of water, in some cases perh. created by such an……

16. wẹ̄rǒustẹ̄ n.

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= werousnes n. …

17. wẹ̄rǒusnes n.

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A state of uncertainty or doubt. …

18. vǒuen v.(2)

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(a) To make a solemn promise, make a commitment (b) to pledge oneself to (a solemn commitment); vouen voue (avoue); (c) to pledge (sth., to do sth., that one will do sth., etc.); promise (sth. to……

19. wē̆re n.(2)

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A host, company; man were, fighting forces, an army. …

20. wer n.(3)

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(a) The less morally acceptable of two states, the worse condition; not in-to the bettre but in-to the wer (b) the less desirable of two circumstances, the less favorable outcome; bien the devel of……

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